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I am married and have three
daughters. See some more public photos here
on Facebook.

Forest picnic.

Music

I am very fond of music and play the
piano myself: primarily jazz, classical music, and gospel (with the gospel
choir Veni Vidi
Canti). I played keyboard in the
band Regal Request and even
earlier in Fåraherden Music. I have built a “magsynth” I like to play solos on.

Magsynth and my biggest fan.

I appreciate music that forces you
to listen actively, music that is fun to listen to, but I also have a
particular weakness for beautiful music, such as the slow movements in symphonies
and some so-called “new age” music. I like a lot of different types of music,
and am always interested in discovering new artists and bands; however if I
have to list some long-lasting favorites they would probably be: Genesis
(during the seventies), Mike Oldfield (Amarok and QE2 are probably my
favorites), Frank Zappa (not everything by him either), Peter Gabriel, Tomas Di
Leva, Vangelis, Yellowjackets, Esbjörn Svensson Trio (E.S.T.), and Weather
Report (especially their slow, beautiful pieces). Favorite classical composers
are Bach, Fauré, Mahler, Sibelius, and Pärt.

Trekking

I also enjoy being in the nature a
lot, particularly trekking in the mountains (“fjällen”).

Cross-country skiing in the Helags
mountains.

Literature

Sitting in the couch with a mug of
tea and good music playing in the background while reading is a true pleasure!
Some favorite authors are: Haruki Murakami, Erlend Loe, Selma Lagerlöf, Torgny
Lindgren, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, J. R. R. Tolkien. I never quite abandoned children
literature, so I still enjoy a lot for example the Chronicles of Narnia (by
C.S. Lewis), the moomin trolls (by Tove Jansson), Momo and Neverending Story
(Michael Ende), Donald Duck comics, especially those signed Carl Barks, and the
Tintin comics (Hergé). When you get children, you can experience them for the
first time once again!

Painting

From time to time I draw and paint. My favorite painters are Vincent van
Gogh and Francisco Goya.